Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make the sound /i/. Listen to these examples and repeat them. The weak vowels in the unstressed syllables in black are pronounced /i/.weak А:оrangе cabbageweak E:dances wanted begin womenweak I:music walkingweak U: lettuce minute

Notice in the examples above that nearly any vowel spelling may be pronounced as a weak vowel.Note: Often, whole words are pronounced as weak syllables, with a weak vowel. For example: half an hour, going to work, Jim was late.See Unit 33.

Follow up: Record yourself
saying the sentences in 4, choosing one of the two words. Make a note
of which words you say. Then listen to your recording in about two
weeks. Is it clear which words you said?